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Aave Labs is winding down its Avara branding, folding its consumer-facing experiments back into the core Aave stack as the Family wallet sunsets and the Lens social protocol continues under new stewardship. Avara—the umbrella brand that once housed the spun-out Lens and the Family wallet—will be retired as Aave Labs streamlines operations and sharpens its … Read more
Bitwise and ING Germany launch a partnership letting German customers trade Bitwise crypto‑ETPs with reduced or no execution fees. Bitwise Europe GmbH announced on February 2, 2026 in Frankfurt a cooperation with ING Germany enabling customers of the online broker to buy Bitwise crypto‑exchange traded products (ETPs) from €1,000 order size with no execution costs … Read more
Safello launches regulated crypto services in Finland under MiCA authorization, enabling euro payments, trading and custody. Safello announced on February 3, 2026 in Stockholm that it has launched services in Finland as its first cross‑border establishment, operating under its authorization as a crypto‑asset service provider under the EU’s Regulation on Markets in Crypto‑Assets (MiCA); Finnish … Read more
Tether and Opera integrate USDT and Tether Gold (XAU₮0) into Minipay to expand dollar and gold‑denominated access in emerging markets. Tether announced on February 2, 2026 that USDT and Tether Gold (via XAU₮0) are now supported in Minipay, Opera’s self‑custodial wallet on the Celo blockchain, enabling millions of users across Africa, Latin America and Southeast … Read more
New York Attorney General Letitia James and four district attorneys warned that the GENIUS Act gives stablecoin issuers legal cover to profit from fraud while failing to require the return of stolen funds to victims. According to the letter, first reported on by CNN’s Allison Morrow, addressed to Senate Democratic leaders, James and prosecutors including … Read more
On Monday, Strategy boss Michael Saylor revealed that his bitcoin treasury firm, Strategy, scooped up additional bitcoin. The move lands as bitcoin’s price has taken a notable hit, sliding 13% over the past 30 days. While bitcoin is once again hovering below the $80,000 mark, Strategy has added more bitcoin to its balance sheet. On … Read more
OSL Group secures $200 million equity financing to fund global stablecoin, payments growth, acquisitions, and infrastructure. OSL Group (HKEX: 863) announced on January 29, 2026 in Hong Kong a $200 million (approximately HK$1.56 billion) equity financing to bolster its balance sheet and accelerate expansion of its stablecoin trading and payment platform, support strategic acquisitions, and … Read more
The European Commission sends formal notices to 13 EU member states over delayed or incompatible transposition of EU crypto tax transparency and MiCA rules. The European Commission has issued letters of formal notice to 12 European Union member states—Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal—for failing to fully … Read more
OFAC sanctions senior Iranian security figures, Babak Zanjani, and two UK-registered crypto exchanges for aiding the IRGC and human rights abuses. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on January 30, 2026 in Washington the designation of Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni Kalagari and multiple Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps … Read more
Bitcoin followed the collapse of the precious metals market on Friday, plunging nearly $9K amidst rising geopolitical tensions. On Jan. 31, bitcoin tumbled to an intraday low of $75,555, marking its lowest point since April 2025, following reports of explosions in Iran. The flash crash briefly erased bitcoin’s market capitalization to $1.5 trillion, dragging the … Read more
